Research Catalog

Title

The court-martial of the "Bounty" mutineers / edited with an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter.

Author

Heywood, Peter, 1773-1831

Publication

Birmingham, Ala. : Notable Trials Library, c1989.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Rutter, Owen, 1889-1944
• Great Britain. Royal Navy

Description

x, 202 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

Court-martial on board H.M.S. Duke, in Portsmouth, September 12-18, 1792, of Peter Heywood, James Morrison, Charles Norman, Joseph Coleman, Thomas Ellison, Thomas M'Intosh, Thomas Burkitt, John Millward, William Muspratt, and Michael Byrn for mutinously running away with the Bounty and deserting from His Majesty's service.

Series Statement

Notable trials library

Uniform Title

Notable trials library

Subject

• Heywood, Peter, 1773-1831 > Trials, litigation, etc
• Bounty (Ship)
• 1789
• Bounty Mutiny, 1789
• Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Great Britain
• Trials (Mutiny) > Great Britain

Genre/Form

Trials, litigation, etc.

Note

• Court-martial on board His Majesty's ship Duke in Portsmouth, September, 1792.
• Originally published: Toronto : Canada Law Book Co., 1931.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction -- Chronological table -- The Court-Martial: First day-Wednesday, 12th September, 1792. Evidence for Prosecution; Second day-Thursday, 13th September, 1792. Evidence for Prosecution (continued); Third day-Friday, 14th September, 1792. Evidence for Prosecution (continued); Fourth day-Saturday, 15th September, 1792. Evidence for Defence; Fifthday-Monday, 17th September, 1792. Evidence for Defence (continued); Sixth day-Tuesday, 18th September, 1792. Verdict and Sentences.

OCLC

• 24688366
• SCSB-13363379

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library